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Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Electricity Bill Report: From Php 657 to Php 1,670? What the Heck?!

Okay, so I just received my last month's electric consumption bill and when I looked at it, my mouth dropped. Over 100 percent freakin' more? What the heck is going on here?!

THE CULPRIT:

Electric Stove ( too much usage) : When I paid Php 657 last billing cycle ago, I was using electric stove so I thought it won't eat too much electricity, but I have been cooking more so maybe that's why.

Mung Beans Boiling: I have been posting how I'm currently obsessed with mung beans ice cream. I have been boiling my mung beans on the electric stove, which takes about 30 mins. Made 3 batches of it already. Yup, mung beans ice cream is one of the culprit.

Stark and Pepper's Bones: Been cooking the bones on the electric stove too which takes about 20 mins every Sunday. Though I have been doing it since the last billing cycle.

Electric Kettle: I think this is the major, major culprit. This is the only additional gadget that consumes electricity I added last month.

Wielding Machine: So they, meaning the workmen, have been using wielding machine for the balcony ( one on second floor, one on the third floor) and for the spiral staircase. They aren't done yet.

ACTION PLAN:

Buy LPG, like ASAP!

Since I only boil bones and mung beans once a week, which is on Sundays, I will put this thing to good use:

This use to be my mom's. I just saw this while I was purging and de-cluttering. Do you know what this thing is? It's for when you cook stuff using charcoal. So yah, I'll use this once a week for an hour to hour and a half cooking my fave mung beans dessert and Stark and Pepper's bones. Don't worry, I will be watching this thing like a hawk to prevent fire. And I know how to use this thing. I grew up using this so yah.

Fan should be kept on number 2 or lower

No more electric kettle

Let's see how low will my next month's electric bill go by doing the action plans I mentioned.

About blogging, I don't really think of it as a money making machine kasi I am just doing it for fun. I'd like to know lang how big this thing could grow without the help of facebook fan page and the likes. I want also to keep this blog personal as possible, yung type na I could post pictures of me and my dogs, tell you guys personal things without having the need to worry if people I know would get offended.

hi maria, just like the Cindy mentioned, you really need to make babad the monggo overnight so that it will cook faster..kaya pala nagtaka ako why 30minutes inabot yung pagpapakulo mo hehehe also, talagang mas mahal lalabas pag electric stove ka. LPG is really the best and yeah charcoal cooking for stuff that needs matagal na boiling..or you could also invest on a good pressure cooker..less time rin it will take for you to boil.

another suggestion is buy nalang a thermos so you can just boil water and pour it in. the water should still be hot till afternoon, if you often use hot water :) good luck :) p.s could oyu post a recipe of your mung bean ice cream? I am really curious to try it out :) we are monggo lovers as well ---kath

Lol, yan mung beans ice cream is super simple lang. Boil 2 cups of monggo till soft, chill sa fridge, add once can of condensed milk, chill again then eat. If you like hopia with monggo or ensaymada with monggo then you'll probably like this too. Nakakabusog nga yang mung beans ice cream na yan but I kind of like it, no LOVE it pala. hehehe

I've heard about solar panel and I was thinking of getting one myself until I heard Dave Ramsey talk against it on one of his podcasts. I forgot his explanations but he was against it, so being Dave's follower, I didn't dig deeper na about solar panel churva.